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we got to propose a positive agenda for america. we have to be careful stewards of the dollars and practice fiscal responsibility. we've got our obligations. but we want to work with the president and with the democrats. so let's start all over again and see if we can do it. and we can begin by starting all over with health care reform. >> larry: do you favor throwing out don't ask, don't tell? >> i think it's a serious mistake. we're in two wars. don't ask, don't tell has been a very effective policy and one that has worked. the evidence of that is the best trained, best equipped, most professional military we've ever had. and i just think it would be a very serious mistake when we're in two wars to make an abrupt policy change. >> larry: would you change it down the road? >> well, i would rely on the joint chiefs of staff, our military leadership. those are the ones we entrust the lives of our young men and women, and have them do a study and come up with recommendations as to whether this policy needs to be modified or not. i wou
we got to propose a positive agenda for america. we have to be careful stewards of the dollars and practice fiscal responsibility. we've got our obligations. but we want to work with the president and with the democrats. so let's start all over again and see if we can do it. and we can begin by starting all over with health care reform. >> larry: do you favor throwing out don't ask, don't tell? >> i think it's a serious mistake. we're in two wars. don't ask, don't tell has been a...
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both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare bill. this is the same month, july 1965. and at the same time, in the next week, he's launching the first huge escalation secretly without telling the american people of the vietnam war. and what obama is -- as i see it, trying -- he has a vast vision for america as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts. and i think it is going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if hay success saeds. >> you don't think that johnson -- you know, johnson overreached as -- failed because of an overreach of the great society. you th
both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare...
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both of whom wanted to transform america. they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was succeeding to a remarkable extent until he lost track of if in vietnam. july, 1965, he's doing two things. he has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through this act in a -- just writing about it in the book i have now -- it's marvelous to watch him get this bill through the senate vote by vote. he does it. he's signing the medicare bill. this is the same month. july 1965. at that same time in the next week he is launching the first huge escalation, secretly without telling the american people, of the vietnam war. obama is, as i see it -- he has a vast vision for america. as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think johnson, you know, johnson overreached or failed because of an overreach of the great society? you think it was all undone because of
both of whom wanted to transform america. they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was succeeding to a remarkable extent until he lost track of if in vietnam. july, 1965, he's doing two things. he has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through this act in a -- just writing about it in the book i have now -- it's marvelous to watch him get this bill through the senate vote by vote. he does it. he's signing the medicare bill....
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it will remain that we take revenge for his death in america and outside america. it is a trust on every person and everything for the sake of god, whom he supported. >> reporter: but, of course, this video is going to range a lot more questions than it answers here because it gives a clear indication that jordanian intelligence and the cia thought they really had an influence over dr. al balawi and here he's telling them directly, no, you didn't. >>> well, the young nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a northwest flight over michigan pleads not guilty. security was tight at the plea hearing quled for umar faruk abdulmutallab. cnn debra feyerick is covering this for us live from detroit. deb, how did abdulmutallab appear in court yesterday? >> reporter: it was very interesting. he was very thin, very frail. his clothes that he was wearing just really way too big for him. he walked into the courtroom very slowly, very deliberately and difficulty. remember, the alleged suicide bombers from sef-inflicted second-degree lap burns that he got when he detonated the
it will remain that we take revenge for his death in america and outside america. it is a trust on every person and everything for the sake of god, whom he supported. >> reporter: but, of course, this video is going to range a lot more questions than it answers here because it gives a clear indication that jordanian intelligence and the cia thought they really had an influence over dr. al balawi and here he's telling them directly, no, you didn't. >>> well, the young nigerian man...
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author of "wingnuts: how the lunatic fringe is hijacking america." that wasn't the lunatic fringe yesterday, was it? >> no, no, it wasn't. larry, i am an independent. many folks who are younger americans are independents. 44% of voters born after 1977 are independents. what's happening is a very consistent message. but it should be a wake-up call to both democrats and republicans. democrats need to understand that they're overspending. and what's happened with unified control of government, this approach that seems to have come out of nancy pelosi's congress has alienated independents big time. but republicans who want to interpret this as an endorsement for their whole agenda, they're in denial about what this is about. scott brown was a pro choice republican. independents swung toward him because he's consistent with what they generally believe. socially liberal to libertarian. that's where young voters are. that's the message being sent tonight. folks got to get the message in washington. the era of play to the base politics is over. >> larry: we'
author of "wingnuts: how the lunatic fringe is hijacking america." that wasn't the lunatic fringe yesterday, was it? >> no, no, it wasn't. larry, i am an independent. many folks who are younger americans are independents. 44% of voters born after 1977 are independents. what's happening is a very consistent message. but it should be a wake-up call to both democrats and republicans. democrats need to understand that they're overspending. and what's happened with unified control of...
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>> al qaeda is a unit that america defeated once in yemen. it defeated it in '01 to '03, and they came back after a prison break in '03. so, if the u.s. continues to go down the same road, it is going to get the same results. the u.s. is going to be fighting different incarnations of al qaeda in yemen every few years. >> just some of the guidance from some of our people here at cnn, some of our pentagon folks, some of the folks that were with the president saying, this is a significant development that general david petraeus at this meeting he had with the president, and the discussion that he had with the president saying that this is a bit unusual and precedent setting and a much bigger deal than many people know that it is, if it is. do you agree with that? it is a big deal? >> well, david petrais last visited yemen in july of last year. i was in the country when he came. essentially he brought the message, look, the united states is giving you much more money now, and the united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pr
>> al qaeda is a unit that america defeated once in yemen. it defeated it in '01 to '03, and they came back after a prison break in '03. so, if the u.s. continues to go down the same road, it is going to get the same results. the u.s. is going to be fighting different incarnations of al qaeda in yemen every few years. >> just some of the guidance from some of our people here at cnn, some of our pentagon folks, some of the folks that were with the president saying, this is a...
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so if i'm sitting out there right now, america should ask themselves a question. if you're an african-american with a black-sounds name, you have a 50% chance -- less chance of getting a call-back for a job if you had a mainstream sounding name. same qualifications and same resume and different names. why do we do that in america? that should be the lesson. i don't believe we should just move on. i believe we should learn from this, this is a teachable moment and go deep inside ourselves but don't just jump off to the next thing and never have a true, honest discussion so we can be better about ourselves. >> jeff johnson, is that a conversation the president has to lead? at some point let's move on, but hang on let's talk more about race and more in depth? >> i think the president has enough on his plate. i don't want him taking anything off of his plate to make race the discussion. i don't think, however, he should run from it. i think that perhaps he can do an alley-oop to somebody else that can lead that discussion. no, i don't think president obama should be l
so if i'm sitting out there right now, america should ask themselves a question. if you're an african-american with a black-sounds name, you have a 50% chance -- less chance of getting a call-back for a job if you had a mainstream sounding name. same qualifications and same resume and different names. why do we do that in america? that should be the lesson. i don't believe we should just move on. i believe we should learn from this, this is a teachable moment and go deep inside ourselves but...
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. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." n/a 524 decision, the supreme court struck down limits on contributing to political campaigns from corporations. anthony kennedy delivered the opinion. in it, he broke the government may not suppress political speech. a sufficient interest justifies political speech by nonprofit or for-profit opinions. shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens united president david bossie sport with reporters. >> i represented mitch mcconnell in the case and was one of the lawyers who argued it in the supreme court. this is an extraordinarily triumphant day. the court has ruled that corporations, unions, and all the rest of us may participate freely and openly and spend money on the electoral and political matters. this decision is a long time coming, and as the opinion of justice kennedy makes clear, it involves the reversal of two prior opinions, one involving senator mcconnell, one two years before. the core of i
. >> this is c-span's "america and the courts." n/a 524 decision, the supreme court struck down limits on contributing to political campaigns from corporations. anthony kennedy delivered the opinion. in it, he broke the government may not suppress political speech. a sufficient interest justifies political speech by nonprofit or for-profit opinions. shortly after the court announced its decision, floyd abrams, the attorney who argued on behalf of mitch mcconnell and citizens...
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coming from britain, they didn't have the freedoms they wanted so they came to america. and now we're the land of the free. >> where do you go for your news? >> cnn. also, brand newz.com. they interview everyday, ordinary people, news that you would not find on a news. what a nonprofit is doing. who got straight a's this week. they feed off fox and abc as well. it's very diverse. >> what are we going to find you in 10 years? >> probably lobbying far nonprofit organization. >> next? >> hi. my name is claudia. and i attend the miami dade college. and my major is psychology and i'm a second year. >> why are you here? >> i owe a lot to this country. i'm a refugee. i came from cuba on a raft and because of this country i'm able to be here and exercise the freedom of speech, freedom of everything. and this seminar has given me the opportunity to learn a lot about law, about the media and how it affects everyone. it affects me, my parents, just everyone. >> i got to tell you -- if you make a living asking questions like i do, you don't let somebody say you came here on a raft w
coming from britain, they didn't have the freedoms they wanted so they came to america. and now we're the land of the free. >> where do you go for your news? >> cnn. also, brand newz.com. they interview everyday, ordinary people, news that you would not find on a news. what a nonprofit is doing. who got straight a's this week. they feed off fox and abc as well. it's very diverse. >> what are we going to find you in 10 years? >> probably lobbying far nonprofit...
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that often begins here where america itself began. we must agree to put into place policies that will unleash the innovation and ingenuity of the people of virginia, opening the way for a new era of progress and prosperity. i believe that it all starts with policies to promote job creation and economic development in our state. [applause] the inherent dignity of a could this work and a worthwhile pursuit strengthens of the soul, supports the family and reduces dependence upon government. immediately following my inauguration on saturday, i signed executive order no. 1 on the capitol steps. this established a statewide commission dedicated solely to creating jobs and promoting free enterprise and opportunity in our state. it was my first executive order of the devastation because i believe it is the first order of business for all of us this session. unemployment has doubled in the last five years. we all know, members of our families, friends, and m neighbors, to have lost their jobs. this makes it difficult for them to meet the basic
that often begins here where america itself began. we must agree to put into place policies that will unleash the innovation and ingenuity of the people of virginia, opening the way for a new era of progress and prosperity. i believe that it all starts with policies to promote job creation and economic development in our state. [applause] the inherent dignity of a could this work and a worthwhile pursuit strengthens of the soul, supports the family and reduces dependence upon government....
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i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going through. but in this instance, ge inherited this patent from enron, and it's created a wall so that they won't let people come in and build turbines in the united states. now, the patent is going to expire very soon. but now they're calling it a royalty but it's really a gate to keep people out. is there any programs -- i've talked to governor strickland, i've talked to sherrod brown, i've talked to lee fisher. this company was identified by the city of akron and donald plusquellic's visionary leadership down in akron. but i want to bring this to the united s
i have rights to north america, primarily the great lakes. two things that i'm challenged by -- i'm having a very difficult time raising money. i'm not asking for a handout. all i'm asking is loan me the money; i'll account for it, every dollar, i'll pay it back. secondly -- and i'm willing to risk millions -- 99 percent of my net worth. the second thing is that ge has a patent -- and i believe in patents. i listened to this gentleman back here, and i can truly appreciate what he's going...
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yes, texas is the best state in america. it is not going to be the best state that creates jobs in the future if we do not lower the burden on business. we definitely lost more jobs in texas this year than we gained. we've lost 300,000 jobs in texas alone-year. that is not a record to be proud of. our unemployment rate is higher than every state in the surrounding area. i think the government -- governor talks about how good things are in texas and texas is the greatest day in america, but if we do not deal with the problems in this state, which are not going to remain the best state in america. hiding from it is not the way to make it better. >> as we move through the night, if you want to talk about what people say to create jobs, we can do that. >> cut business expenses. if you are adding business expenses, like the governor is, they are not going to create jobs. lowering taxes at the federal jobs, we're all thinking the same thing. >> i think it is important to point out that we have lost jobs all those jobs government -
yes, texas is the best state in america. it is not going to be the best state that creates jobs in the future if we do not lower the burden on business. we definitely lost more jobs in texas this year than we gained. we've lost 300,000 jobs in texas alone-year. that is not a record to be proud of. our unemployment rate is higher than every state in the surrounding area. i think the government -- governor talks about how good things are in texas and texas is the greatest day in america, but if...
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if you are for america like you say you are, keep the democratic. host: joe on independent line from pennsylvania. caller: i just wanted to respond to the last caller about what he was saying. i don't believe obama is for america as much as the last caller said. i believe he is for the world, new order, north american union, and i really hope that brown wins this election and i hope the democrats really do their homework, open up their eyes if they want to see real change, especially for their kids and grand kids. i hope that he wins. that's all. host: this phone call comes from al on the line for democrats from silver spring, maryland. caller: property on c-span and i want to call on all the people of massachusetts not to let the republican get in the office. every time i think of the republican party i think of savings and loans disaster, and ron disaster, subprime loans and worst of all i think about the incompetence of september 11. these republicans are not interested about mainstream america but only interested in destroying this nation. when
if you are for america like you say you are, keep the democratic. host: joe on independent line from pennsylvania. caller: i just wanted to respond to the last caller about what he was saying. i don't believe obama is for america as much as the last caller said. i believe he is for the world, new order, north american union, and i really hope that brown wins this election and i hope the democrats really do their homework, open up their eyes if they want to see real change, especially for their...
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do not know the history of what on in central america and south america. i noticed you did not seem to mention anything about chile except they are doing so great. we talk about 9/11 here, but there was a 9/11 in chile in an 1970's, which we did. we basically destroyed the country. we try to come across in the world with this altar was to get to that we're going to help everybody, but we do not -- this altruistic attitude that we're going to help everybody. but we do not. we do not like to talk about the mistakes that we have done, only the good things. but we almost destroyed chile and millions of people were killed under conditions at -- under pinochet. he was in charge for 20 years. he got in in 73 and got out of 93. guest: my math is quite good. yours is wrong. the united states was helping the transition to democracy in chile in the 1980's. yes, we work involved in a coup in 1973, which is regrettable. the united states has a very strong, positive influence in chile and its reputation in chile today. host: thank you for joining us. coming of next, we
do not know the history of what on in central america and south america. i noticed you did not seem to mention anything about chile except they are doing so great. we talk about 9/11 here, but there was a 9/11 in chile in an 1970's, which we did. we basically destroyed the country. we try to come across in the world with this altar was to get to that we're going to help everybody, but we do not -- this altruistic attitude that we're going to help everybody. but we do not. we do not like to talk...
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. >> tomorrow, on "washington journal," an economics proffer looks at how america deals with iran. and darrell erickson, author of "cuba wars" looks at u.s.-cuba relations. "washington journal," 7:00 live on c-span. >> this week on the communors, rod talks about his nonprofit group and its efforts to zpand do main names. the communicators, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln, great american historians on america's 16th president." it is a unique contemporary perspective on lincoln from 16 scholars and writers. from his early years to his life in the white house and his relevance today. at your favorite book seller and now in digital audio to listen to any time. learn more at c-span.org/lincolnbook. >> and now a look ahead to 2010's key senate races from american universities' annual campaign manage institute. also, remarks from the former lead pollster from barack obama's democratic campaign. this is 3:35. >> our teaching assistant is chris, who is running in and out of here. you have been in communication with him by e-mail. h
. >> tomorrow, on "washington journal," an economics proffer looks at how america deals with iran. and darrell erickson, author of "cuba wars" looks at u.s.-cuba relations. "washington journal," 7:00 live on c-span. >> this week on the communors, rod talks about his nonprofit group and its efforts to zpand do main names. the communicators, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> now available, c-span's book, "abraham lincoln, great...
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six unemployed people for every job opening in america right now. that means no matter how hard we pushed them, there may not be a job for them. businesses need to create those jobs. they did not see many sales, not a great future for the employee, and the employee needs to pay for their own way. you will not hire anyone who is going to cost more than they earn. there is much more that we can do in terms of job training, coaching, getting people off of unemployment benefits. right now people are on unemployment benefits for up to 99 weeks. that is unheard of. until there are actual jobs out there to get, it is hard to see what else we can do. we need to encourage businesses to create these jobs. host: president obama will be speaking in maryland today as he tours a labor-management apprentice facility. he will make remarks on clean energy. for the rest of 2010, give us the scope of the president's efforts in this job creation area? guest: de no politically this is one of the biggest issues they had. maybe terrorism could be bigger. foremost, the job
six unemployed people for every job opening in america right now. that means no matter how hard we pushed them, there may not be a job for them. businesses need to create those jobs. they did not see many sales, not a great future for the employee, and the employee needs to pay for their own way. you will not hire anyone who is going to cost more than they earn. there is much more that we can do in terms of job training, coaching, getting people off of unemployment benefits. right now people...
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jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused, and perhaps these facts are not well-known to you, but i thought i'd remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now, while the people gave us the majority in the house and senate in 2006, obviously president bush threatened to or did in fact veto any changes that we made in economic policy . that economic policy, which you were a very strong supporter of and your party was a very strong supporter of, you continue to mention jobs. so i want to make sure you know these statistics. in the last three months of the brucks under the economic poll -- bush administration under the economic policies that not only did you pursue then but you still want to pursue because in fact the proposals that you have made essentially mi
jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused, and perhaps these facts are not well-known to you, but i thought i'd remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now, while the people gave us the majority in the house...
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to create a job here in america -- small business. we may take a look at what he has to offer and maybe change it here or there, but for the most part i think the president gave us a very good prescription of how to move and increase the opportunities for businesses to create jobs. host: the president also called for a great increase in our exports. what are some of the barriers right now to americans exporting work, their products overseas? guest: the fact that too many countries have agreements with us are not respecting those. they are not enforcing the provisions while we do a very good job of trying to abide by the rules and the trade agreement here and offer those foreign companies opportunities here to sell their goods. to many countries abroad are not respecting our product, our workers, and allowing the markets to be open to our goods. if we're going to sign an agreement, we have to make sure both parties live up to it. too many times in the past years we have seen the trade agreements to open our markets, but not those of fo
to create a job here in america -- small business. we may take a look at what he has to offer and maybe change it here or there, but for the most part i think the president gave us a very good prescription of how to move and increase the opportunities for businesses to create jobs. host: the president also called for a great increase in our exports. what are some of the barriers right now to americans exporting work, their products overseas? guest: the fact that too many countries have...
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this administration is attacking corporate america. corporate america needs a voice. . host: what on your thoughts on labor unions being able to do the same? guest: labor unions are membership organizations. if the courts as people have to join a union and they disagree with the way they spend the money, they get the rebate and get the money back. unions had the right before this decision to create political action committees, and that was sufficient. we did not need to go ahead and said that they could take money away from the treasury fund. host: debbie on the independents' line, you are next. caller: good morning. they seem to be evading direct questions from the caller is in regard to individual rights. the corporation is not an individual. if i work for our corporation and they take funds out of the corporate money and sway public opinion on a senator or the mayor or whoever, they are not representing me. i am part of that corporation. stop evading the questions that the callers call in. quit talking about all of the semantics and get to what the people are afraid
this administration is attacking corporate america. corporate america needs a voice. . host: what on your thoughts on labor unions being able to do the same? guest: labor unions are membership organizations. if the courts as people have to join a union and they disagree with the way they spend the money, they get the rebate and get the money back. unions had the right before this decision to create political action committees, and that was sufficient. we did not need to go ahead and said that...
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i want to talk about what you do for america and also what america needs to do for all of you. from day one this has been a mission of mine, along with the vice president's i wife, dr. jill biden, my dear, dear friend and blue star mom herself, who has been a tireless advocate in support of our extraordinary national guard and reserve members and their families, jill and i have been working hard on this. one of the first things that we wanted to do was to first listen and learn. so with many of you we had a series of round table discussions -- roundtable discussions, thank you-all with our military spouses. we met with deborah and sandy and other wives of the joint chiefs to get their advice and guidance on how to develop our initiatives. that was incredibly helpful. we also met with the senior enlisted advisors wives to discuss what's working in the ranks and what also can be improved. these conversations gave jill and i just really critical guidance and insight for what would be our subsequent visits to bases and military communities around the country. and as i think back on
i want to talk about what you do for america and also what america needs to do for all of you. from day one this has been a mission of mine, along with the vice president's i wife, dr. jill biden, my dear, dear friend and blue star mom herself, who has been a tireless advocate in support of our extraordinary national guard and reserve members and their families, jill and i have been working hard on this. one of the first things that we wanted to do was to first listen and learn. so with many of...
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and take care of america. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: i think last night, watching what happened in massachusetts was really in the many years i've watched politics was really astounding. the people there, i think it was more than just health care. we have a country now that is not in trouble. we're american. we know how to avoid trouble in this country. but we have a lot of our citizens who are hurting now. they need jobs and they need employment. certainly in our district and around our area where unemployment is over 10%, that's the talk in the barbershops and restaurants is what is the economy doing? what business are we going to lose overseas next? what manufacturing job is going to be gone? i think the people there looked at more than just health care. i think they looked at a stimulus package of almost $800 billion. i don't believe that's worked, it certainly sas provided one-time jobs but you know and i know as a former mayor that you don't take one-time money an turn it into a long-time job
and take care of america. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: i think last night, watching what happened in massachusetts was really in the many years i've watched politics was really astounding. the people there, i think it was more than just health care. we have a country now that is not in trouble. we're american. we know how to avoid trouble in this country. but we have a lot of our citizens who are hurting now. they need jobs and they need employment. certainly in our district and...
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a small business hires, also, so we want small businesses to succeed in america. what can we do? i don't know at this point, if you're asking me how can they battle against a gargantuan enterprise that benefits from being so large, it is very difficult. what you're really talking about, then, is small business assistance, tax breaks for small business. you're looking at regulatory relief that would allow them to compete in ways that the big boys can't, and all of that is on the table. it's interesting, if you look at some of the small business policies that both president bush and president obama have pursued, they believe in small business. it's just that president bush's was much more about the tax cuts, president obama, much more on the other end of believing that if you give them health with healthcare reform and you help them with some of the kind of subsidies that would allow them to get started that then they can prosper, but in this economic environment, it really comes down to working with the banks, and making sure that the banks are willing to open up the credit and su
a small business hires, also, so we want small businesses to succeed in america. what can we do? i don't know at this point, if you're asking me how can they battle against a gargantuan enterprise that benefits from being so large, it is very difficult. what you're really talking about, then, is small business assistance, tax breaks for small business. you're looking at regulatory relief that would allow them to compete in ways that the big boys can't, and all of that is on the table. it's...
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there were some distractions daking place around america as we speak. and a lot of america has been transfixed by what has happened this year. and i can go back and recap some of the events but we pretty well know what they are. $700 billion in tarp spending, we watched three large investment banks be nationalized by the federal government, we watched a.i.g. be nationalized, taken over by the federal government. we watched fannie mae and freddie mac be taken over by the federal government and then by an executive order right before christmas have them open up the debt ceiling on fannie and freddie where every american is a guarantee-or of the debt which can be as many as $-- 5.5 trillion. we watched negotiations take place behind the scenes which told the bankruptcy court how to push our automakers through there and both of them nationalized, taken over by the federal government. then we watched the $787 billion economic stimulus plan be passed in an urgency that hasn't produced a product and a result except the debt that's going to drag down this econo
there were some distractions daking place around america as we speak. and a lot of america has been transfixed by what has happened this year. and i can go back and recap some of the events but we pretty well know what they are. $700 billion in tarp spending, we watched three large investment banks be nationalized by the federal government, we watched a.i.g. be nationalized, taken over by the federal government. we watched fannie mae and freddie mac be taken over by the federal government and...
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our debt was lower than that of america, lower than that of france and of germany, lower than that of the euro area and lower than that of japan and of italy. it is because we had a low debt that we have been able to take the measures that are necessary to help companies to deal with the recession, to help the unemployed get work, to help young people who are leaving school and to help thousands of small businesses survive. we took the right action in the recession. the opposition advised the wrong action. >> richard burden. >> may i associate myself with the tribute that my right honorable friend has paid to those who have lost their lives in afghanistan? is he aware that today marks the sixth anniversary of the death of tom hurndall, the british photographer who was shot by an israeli sniper while trying to rescue children from danger in gaza? will he join me in paying tribute to the hurndall family for their tireless efforts in cutting through so many smokescreens put forward by the israeli military authorities, to get to the truth about tom's death and uphold the principles of acc
our debt was lower than that of america, lower than that of france and of germany, lower than that of the euro area and lower than that of japan and of italy. it is because we had a low debt that we have been able to take the measures that are necessary to help companies to deal with the recession, to help the unemployed get work, to help young people who are leaving school and to help thousands of small businesses survive. we took the right action in the recession. the opposition advised the...
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south america, central mark. et cetera. i see no indication -- and the numbers don't show any indication -- that the u.s. is willing to spend money and time and effort to reduce its consumption, its demand for drugs. i see no reason to believe the u.s. will do so in the future any more than it has done so at any time in the past since the 1960 1960's, when drugs became part of a certain mainstream of american life. there are people who think this is a terrible situation, there are people who think it is ok like myself. there are people who think it is a great situation. well, that is their opinion. what i think is increasingly difficult to argue is that there is any consensus or willingness in american society to declare a war on drug demand or reduction or drug consumption in the united states through testing, through invasion of privacy, through clampdowns on trade, on everything. is the u.s. willing to send the army into the projects in chicago, into the projects and tenements in new york, in los angeles, into east los a
south america, central mark. et cetera. i see no indication -- and the numbers don't show any indication -- that the u.s. is willing to spend money and time and effort to reduce its consumption, its demand for drugs. i see no reason to believe the u.s. will do so in the future any more than it has done so at any time in the past since the 1960 1960's, when drugs became part of a certain mainstream of american life. there are people who think this is a terrible situation, there are people who...
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that is not the america i know. as i travel the country, i meet a lot of people who seek -- to feel the same way. for months, political rebellion has been growing, one born from the american people's opposition to greater government control over our economy and their lives. scott brown was propelled to victory in massachusetts. his victory in the bluest of blue states gives us new hope that common sense will prevail, that maybe now the hard work of the american people will no longer be stifled by washington democrats job killing an agenda, which we have fought tooth and nail against. we know that washington democrats will pull out all the stops to try to shove this government takeover of health care with medicare cuts and tax hikes. there is a sweetheart deal that needs to be cut, democrats can cut it. if there is a vote that needs to be bought, they will buy it. haven't we had enough of government propped up on the payoffs and pork barrel spending? haven't we had enough of the same old loss vs. them politics to dis
that is not the america i know. as i travel the country, i meet a lot of people who seek -- to feel the same way. for months, political rebellion has been growing, one born from the american people's opposition to greater government control over our economy and their lives. scott brown was propelled to victory in massachusetts. his victory in the bluest of blue states gives us new hope that common sense will prevail, that maybe now the hard work of the american people will no longer be stifled...
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this administration is attacking corporate america. corporate america needs a voice. . host: what on your thoughts on labor unions being able to do the same? guest: labor unions are membership organizations. if the courts as people have to join a union and they disagree with the way they spend the money, they get the rebate and get the money back. unions had the right before this decision to create political action committees, and that was sufficient. we did not need to go ahead and said that they could take money away from the treasury fund. host: debbie on the independents' line, you are next. caller: good morning. they seem to be evading direct questions from the caller is in regard to individual rights. the corporation is not an individual. if i work for our corporation and they take funds out of the corporate money and sway public opinion on a senator or the mayor or whoever, they are not representing me. i am part of that corporation. stop evading the questions that the callers call in. quit talking about all of the semantics and get to what the people are afraid
this administration is attacking corporate america. corporate america needs a voice. . host: what on your thoughts on labor unions being able to do the same? guest: labor unions are membership organizations. if the courts as people have to join a union and they disagree with the way they spend the money, they get the rebate and get the money back. unions had the right before this decision to create political action committees, and that was sufficient. we did not need to go ahead and said that...
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in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that it is implemented in the right way, based on the directives that we have from president obama and our responsibilities to make sure that we're taking care of the $3 billion that were brought to this department through the recovery act. the people who worked on this effort are many in the department. there people like faye winters in florida. she is the project manager of four recovery projects. like many around the department, she assumed her recovery act responsibilities on top of doing everything else sh
in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that...
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as he came on out and seen how america was really feeling he came to the right. and he told everybody, he said he could be our president too, but he hasn't tried to be our president on the right. it just forced us through no matter how we felt and it's turned people off. because he told us - when he was running that he would run and help us and run in the middle but he hasn't. he turned all the way to the left. put special deals in and all those dollars in which he has no business doing. and he's down lot of stuff to harm our country stins since the day he walked. democrats shut their eyes and think e we can do what we want because we have the power. host: did you vote? who did you support. caller: obama. host: who did you vote in the election this year? guest: the guy that won. for people to get jobs back they shut their eyes to everything and said we got the power so we're going to push what we want. host: julie, what would you like to see them do? caller: well he don't have to stand up there every day and cuss the banks and talk about all the stuff that's - an
as he came on out and seen how america was really feeling he came to the right. and he told everybody, he said he could be our president too, but he hasn't tried to be our president on the right. it just forced us through no matter how we felt and it's turned people off. because he told us - when he was running that he would run and help us and run in the middle but he hasn't. he turned all the way to the left. put special deals in and all those dollars in which he has no business doing. and...
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cuba has a great deal of appeal in the caribbean and latin america. it is a country that has a wide number of doctors overseas. that has helped to generate a lot of support for cuba in the developing world and makes many countries question the u.s. embargo. recently the united nations voted to condemn the u.s. embargo in cuba. many countries oppose the embargo and only three voiced support which was the united states, israel, and one other nation. host: we have matt on the democrats' line from virginia. caller: good morning. the embargo on cuba is probably the most boneheaded policy that exists within the united states government. if you looked at -- look at congress over the years, there have been several votes to end the embargo on cuba. i think they have passed it in some point. one senator in new jersey has been a very vocal minority in to the embargo. your guest mentioned china and cuba, but we also do a lot of this with vietnam. we are willing to ship our manufacturing overseas to where the cheapest labor is in the world. one of those places was
cuba has a great deal of appeal in the caribbean and latin america. it is a country that has a wide number of doctors overseas. that has helped to generate a lot of support for cuba in the developing world and makes many countries question the u.s. embargo. recently the united nations voted to condemn the u.s. embargo in cuba. many countries oppose the embargo and only three voiced support which was the united states, israel, and one other nation. host: we have matt on the democrats' line from...
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the house bill 3962, portable health care for america act. health care crisis as i said in michigan, look at it. the annual premiums from 2000 to 2007 rose 78.2%. your wages during that same period of time went up 4.6%. when i said you can't afford it, government can't afford it, businesses can't afford it. you can't keep up at 78%. increase over seven years when your wage has only gone up 4.6%. the average family health insurance policy now $13,375. the immediate number income in the first congressional district, our district here, $38,771. so if you had to pay $13,375. that's about 34% of your income. before taxes, before cars. they price themselves out of market. american journal of medicine reported that 62% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical expenses. a part that shocked me was 78% of these people had health insurance. they thought they had coverage. they thought they were fine. they didn't think they would be in bankruptcy. as i said one illness, one accident away from bankruptcy. the average family policy, you pay an e
the house bill 3962, portable health care for america act. health care crisis as i said in michigan, look at it. the annual premiums from 2000 to 2007 rose 78.2%. your wages during that same period of time went up 4.6%. when i said you can't afford it, government can't afford it, businesses can't afford it. you can't keep up at 78%. increase over seven years when your wage has only gone up 4.6%. the average family health insurance policy now $13,375. the immediate number income in the first...
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guest: see, this is what is going on in america? . host: how many of you voted in america in the last election? guest: wow, i'm thrilled. young people are cynical about the political structure r they are all stephen colbert fans and mock politics and politicians are all a bunch of bums but i'm glad you got involved. host: to david next from springfield, massachusetts -- oh, actually brian from michigan on the democrats line. caller: thanks. i have a lot of respect for you over the years as i listen to us. we have the news media and they are right in your wheelhouse, but how can politicians actually hideaway from direct questions suchs as you're getting, news conferences, we depend on our media to ask direct questions and try to get direct answers but if the president, whether it's this president or the last president, does not come out in front of them and avail themselves to direct questions, how can we learn more about where they're going and cut through all this clutter? i don't believe this president, president obama, has had a di
guest: see, this is what is going on in america? . host: how many of you voted in america in the last election? guest: wow, i'm thrilled. young people are cynical about the political structure r they are all stephen colbert fans and mock politics and politicians are all a bunch of bums but i'm glad you got involved. host: to david next from springfield, massachusetts -- oh, actually brian from michigan on the democrats line. caller: thanks. i have a lot of respect for you over the years as i...
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caller: good morning, america. i think we ought to be careful talking about spying and sentenced in china -- censorship in china. we have that in our own government. with aid of verizon and at&t, spying upon americans do to the patriot act, weirdly named, i think it is the most unpatriotic act ever passed. also the silencing of the press and our country on the war -- in our country on the war in iraq, millions of us out in the streets and our press was afraid to cover it. any criticism of our government at that time was totally silenced. also we should be careful of google's reputation. what took them so long? they have been going along. it because they got caught pirated books? host: marie, thank you for the call. she asks, what took them so long? guest: i think what took them so long as they had done a three- year experiment in china to decide whether they can make that market compatible with their company values. i think this was essentially the last straw for them when they realized the chinese government was n
caller: good morning, america. i think we ought to be careful talking about spying and sentenced in china -- censorship in china. we have that in our own government. with aid of verizon and at&t, spying upon americans do to the patriot act, weirdly named, i think it is the most unpatriotic act ever passed. also the silencing of the press and our country on the war -- in our country on the war in iraq, millions of us out in the streets and our press was afraid to cover it. any criticism of...
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- of america. thomas jefferson, and words that are inscribed down the small, god gave us life and liberty. i say to all that are in this movement, life may be losing in washington d.c., but life is winning in america. because of all of you, the pro- lifer america will take this congress back in 2010 and take this country back in 2012, so help us god. [cheers and applause] >> afternoon. i am the congressman from wisconsin. during my six years as chairman of the house judiciary committee, i managed the law that banned partial birth abortion, and the law that tried to save terry schiavo's life. we have been reading an awful lot about health care lately. the original bill that obama, pelosi and ried introduced used your tax dollars. it is morally wrong and it is also bad policy. we should not use the power of taxation granted and the congress by the united states constitution to force you to pay for a procedure that you believe is morally wrong. congress has recognized that for 34 years with the hyde a
- of america. thomas jefferson, and words that are inscribed down the small, god gave us life and liberty. i say to all that are in this movement, life may be losing in washington d.c., but life is winning in america. because of all of you, the pro- lifer america will take this congress back in 2010 and take this country back in 2012, so help us god. [cheers and applause] >> afternoon. i am the congressman from wisconsin. during my six years as chairman of the house judiciary committee, i...
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i mean, are we expecting them to say, hey, thanks, america? what is your understanding of their gratitude? guest: that is a good question. i served both in afghanistan and iraq, and in iraq, there is not a good feeling in general about the american occupation. in afghanistan, it is quite different. the afghan people are pleased to be free of the taliban. and be freed them from the taliban. they're pleased by that -- and we freed them from the taliban in 2001. they are pleased by that. and the taliban there is declining, well under 10% at this point. and the afghan people have been generally supportive of the united states. when i was there, i would get great welcome in almost all of the country. that level of support has declined. it is still well above 50%. it is well above 50% of the afghan people who support and appreciate what the americans and the international community are trying to do in afghanistan. it is still a supportive environment that we face there. it has taken time and there are afghans who have lost brothers, lost fathers, an
i mean, are we expecting them to say, hey, thanks, america? what is your understanding of their gratitude? guest: that is a good question. i served both in afghanistan and iraq, and in iraq, there is not a good feeling in general about the american occupation. in afghanistan, it is quite different. the afghan people are pleased to be free of the taliban. and be freed them from the taliban. they're pleased by that -- and we freed them from the taliban in 2001. they are pleased by that. and the...
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why don't we make anything in america anymore? why is it so hard to pass a health-care bill that guarantees americans healthy lives instead of guaranteeing insurance companies healthy profits?" as i traveled from city to city, i heard a sense of resignation from middle-class americans. people laid off for the first times in their lives asking "what did i do wrong?" i came away shaken by the sense that the very things that make america great are now in danger. what makes us unique among nations is this -- in america, working people are the middle- class. we built our middle-class of the 20th-century through hard work, through struggle, and the visionary political leadership. but a generation of destructive, greed-driven economic policy has eroded that process and now threatens our very identity as a nation. today, on every coast and in between, working women and working men are fighting to join the middle class and protect and rebuild it. we crave political leadership ready to fight for the kind of america that we want to leave to
why don't we make anything in america anymore? why is it so hard to pass a health-care bill that guarantees americans healthy lives instead of guaranteeing insurance companies healthy profits?" as i traveled from city to city, i heard a sense of resignation from middle-class americans. people laid off for the first times in their lives asking "what did i do wrong?" i came away shaken by the sense that the very things that make america great are now in danger. what makes us unique...
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jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. but let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused and perhaps these facts are not well known to you, but i thought i would remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now while the people gave us the majority in the house and senate in 2006, obviously president bush threatened to or did, in fact, veto any changes that we made in economic policy. that economic policy which you were a very strong supporter of and your party was a very strong supporter of, you continue to mention jobs. so i want to make sure you know these statistics. in the last three months of the bush administration under the economic policies that not only did you pursue then but you still want to pursue, because, in fact, the proposals that you had made essentially mirror the proposals that we
jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. but let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused and perhaps these facts are not well known to you, but i thought i would remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now while the people gave us the majority in the...
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it is a very toxic time in america. people did not trust government or understand what they're doing. the missiles are what we see today in some of these instances that your guest has mentioned. host: houston, texas. what are your thoughts? caller: fit as a republican, -- as a republican, -- and i have been a republican for a long time -- but what should we do here? we cannot have a magic wand. both sides need to start working together on this. what would he do to bring this country back to what it was? if you do not have a job, no health care, that means the government has to pay for some of these people. jobs, health care, everything is important here. republicans are opposing everything, but i have not heard anything that they would do. guest: 01 of the difficulties here is this issue of bipartisanship. president obama pledged when he came into office that his way of handling congress would be different. we would break through all of this toxic discourse between democrats and republicans. frankly, that has not happen
it is a very toxic time in america. people did not trust government or understand what they're doing. the missiles are what we see today in some of these instances that your guest has mentioned. host: houston, texas. what are your thoughts? caller: fit as a republican, -- as a republican, -- and i have been a republican for a long time -- but what should we do here? we cannot have a magic wand. both sides need to start working together on this. what would he do to bring this country back to...
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that is reforming health care and health insurance here in america. [applause] believe me, i know how big of a lift this has been. i see the polls. i get 40,000 letters every day and i read a stack of them each night. i catch the occasional blog post or cable clip that breathlessly declares what somethingñlmeans for a political party without talking much about what it means for a country. i know that the virtues of this legislation for americans with insurance and americans without it have been entirely obscured by fear and distraction. but i also know what happens once we get this done, once we sign this bill into law. the american people will suddenly learn that this bill does things they like and doesn't do things people have been trying to say it does. the worst fears will prove groundless and the american people's hope for a fair shake on their insurance company for quality, affordable health care they need will finally be realized. this year alone, this reform will bend some of the worst practices of the insurance industry forever. they will no
that is reforming health care and health insurance here in america. [applause] believe me, i know how big of a lift this has been. i see the polls. i get 40,000 letters every day and i read a stack of them each night. i catch the occasional blog post or cable clip that breathlessly declares what somethingñlmeans for a political party without talking much about what it means for a country. i know that the virtues of this legislation for americans with insurance and americans without it have...
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there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is why jobs must be our number one focus in 2010 and that's why i'm calling for a new jobs bill tonight. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america's business. the government can create the conditions necessary for businesses to expand and hire more workers. we should start where most new jobs do, in small businesses. companies that begin when -- companies that begin when an entrepreneur -- when an entrepreneur takes a chance on a dream or a worker decides it's time she became her own boss. through sheer grit an
there are stories like this all across america. after two years of recession, the economy is growing again. retirement funds have started to gain back some of their value. businesses are beginning to invest again and slowly, some are starting to hire again. but i realize for every success story, there are other stories, of men and women who wake up with the anguish of not knowing where their next paycheck will come from, who send out resumes week after week and hear nothing in response. that is...
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everybody in america can learn something from someone here. it is important to have those faces in the broad scheme of where the american population congregates. >> i'm a class of 2006 -- i have a couple of comments and the question. in the spirit of self- determination, i am haitian- american, and i was born in the nine states. i consider myself african- american and haitian-american, but i understand what monica is saying. it is important that haitians speak for haitians and haitian americans speak for haitians and that experts speak. why are the networks looking at the models the sport network said used? these coaches and players to be commentators. they put them through boot camp and teach them the rudiments of speaking in front of the camera and they unleash them. the professional journalist takes a backseat, may be anchoring a little bit, but they let the commentators the sports experts in speak. -- they let the commentators and the sports experts speak. i'm not really a fan of trying to use journalists to do that because they're not the
everybody in america can learn something from someone here. it is important to have those faces in the broad scheme of where the american population congregates. >> i'm a class of 2006 -- i have a couple of comments and the question. in the spirit of self- determination, i am haitian- american, and i was born in the nine states. i consider myself african- american and haitian-american, but i understand what monica is saying. it is important that haitians speak for haitians and haitian...
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all they're talking about is that the bill would not work for america. host: phillipsburg, new jersey, on the independent line. caller: i believe there should be transparency here. i watched the british parliament on tv quite a bit. they cannot seem to have any problems airing out issues in front of the tv. yes, there will necessarily be grandstanding and backdoor deals. the lobbyists in this country have way too much say. money really runs the thing. host: from "the wall street journal" -- to speed up the process president obama and top democrats agree to a formal conference committee to merge the bills in a series of private meetings between senate and house democrats. the plan to use the more moderate senate version as the vehicle for the final bill and allow the house to amend it. new iberia, on the democrats' line. caller: i generally agree with as much open government as possible. the grandstanding factor is also problematic. many things that people invited c-span to represent -- there is no fact-checking. you can see that politicfact can check, an
all they're talking about is that the bill would not work for america. host: phillipsburg, new jersey, on the independent line. caller: i believe there should be transparency here. i watched the british parliament on tv quite a bit. they cannot seem to have any problems airing out issues in front of the tv. yes, there will necessarily be grandstanding and backdoor deals. the lobbyists in this country have way too much say. money really runs the thing. host: from "the wall street...
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Jan 20, 2010
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this is not acceptable in america. the administration's foreclosure prevention plan says it's going to help borrowers in financial trouble by making payments more affordable and steppeding the repayment period. however, out of the millions and millions of people being affected across this country, just 7% of those who have signed up have completed the treasury department's program to try to rework these loans and more than 49,000, 5%, have dropped out of the program entirely, thousands more remain in limbo. but the biggest bank in the program, bank of america, has completed modifications for fewer than 2% of the 200,000 borrowers they claimed to have enrolled. it's big bank buddies are in the same boat when it comes to modifying our people's mortgages. the people paying for their bills and salaries aren't having their mortgages reworked. in fact, it's clear wall street bankers have no interest in modifying mortgages. they are making millions off of other people's misery and that's just fine with them. this nation needs
this is not acceptable in america. the administration's foreclosure prevention plan says it's going to help borrowers in financial trouble by making payments more affordable and steppeding the repayment period. however, out of the millions and millions of people being affected across this country, just 7% of those who have signed up have completed the treasury department's program to try to rework these loans and more than 49,000, 5%, have dropped out of the program entirely, thousands more...
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Jan 17, 2010
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they attack the policies of america many times. we have an agenda that everything that is wrong in the world is america's fault rather than that there are other bad people in the world and they have nothing to apologize for. we still do not have a full complement of directors on the broadcasting board of directors. but the people that ought to be on there are people who are knowledgeable in broadcast and factual journalism, not the bias. the board of governors was designed by vice president biden. what we saw was something that should have never been political become politicized and then incompetent. the reason why we have not had an effective voice in the middle east, it in iran especially, is because error message is not a clear message about freedom. it is not a clear message about the news of the day, the unfettered use of the day, not propaganda, but real news. we have been in confident in our management of this $50 million to $70 million of money per year. when i first went to when i first went to washin when i first went to
they attack the policies of america many times. we have an agenda that everything that is wrong in the world is america's fault rather than that there are other bad people in the world and they have nothing to apologize for. we still do not have a full complement of directors on the broadcasting board of directors. but the people that ought to be on there are people who are knowledgeable in broadcast and factual journalism, not the bias. the board of governors was designed by vice president...
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Jan 29, 2010
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god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> president obama spent about an hour-and-a-half with house republicans at the legislative retreat in baltimore. it is an unusual but not unheard of even where the president visits with other members -- where the president visits with members of the other party. we have been listening to the president's remarks. the white house and republican leaders open it up to c-span cameras. we thank them for that. we will open our phone lines to you for your reactions. here is our plan. we will show you the remainder of this as the president leaves. we will then wait for the republican news conference we're expecting to start at any moment. we will bring that to you live and take your telephone calls. the republican conference chair said we hope to have a serious conversation with the president about our proposal. what do you think? is the conversation series? the first call is on the democrats' line. >> all i can say is, "way to go
god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] ♪ ["hail to the chief"] >> president obama spent about an hour-and-a-half with house republicans at the legislative retreat in baltimore. it is an unusual but not unheard of even where the president visits with other members -- where the president visits with members of the other party. we have been listening to the president's remarks. the white house and republican leaders open it up to...
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however, there are a lot of vocal truck owners in america. the fordf-150 pickup is the most popular one sold. 25% of all sold in america are pickups. if you add s.u.v.s to the mix, 20% of all truck sales including pickups are sold to women. over 40% consider their truck more important than their home. as one truck owner told me, you can sleep in your truck, but you can't drive your house. not surprisingly, texas is america's biggest pickup market and you don't see too many volvo station wagons where i come from. these americans who drive trucks are fiercely independent, outspoken and will tell you they don't belong to a party but they vote for the person. these drivers are of every race and age and 64% said their truck is a manifestation of their character, and politics. truck owners are one voice in america that government would do well to listen to. contrary to washington wisdom, the americans i know and represent do not look forward to a day when government in the name of progressive politics makes all our decisions for us. this is not a c
however, there are a lot of vocal truck owners in america. the fordf-150 pickup is the most popular one sold. 25% of all sold in america are pickups. if you add s.u.v.s to the mix, 20% of all truck sales including pickups are sold to women. over 40% consider their truck more important than their home. as one truck owner told me, you can sleep in your truck, but you can't drive your house. not surprisingly, texas is america's biggest pickup market and you don't see too many volvo station wagons...
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the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had to close. that's what happens when you let a crisis get out of control. government should never let that happen. if they don't act and this is important for people to understand. people think it's unfair for the government to act to rescue a financial system. you cannot help an economy recover and create jobs. you can't preserve the value of people's savings without a functioning financial system. >> another moment when we requested the hearing that i was concerned about is the counter parties. they are looking into the whole issue. there have been comments that the cou
the value of america's houses and savings would have fallen either further. people would have rushed to take their money out of banks. it would have brought about utter collapse. i don't know a better way to say it than that. if people wonder if that was true, all they have to do is look back at what happened in the fall of 2008. you saw the value of american savings fall by almost 40%. trillions of dollars in lost wealth and millions left their homes. thousands and thousands of businesses had...
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in just instance we approached the consumer federation of america. and we knew if you bypassed cfa and if you went to perhaps more of the localized chapters of cfa, their question would be, well, have you spoken to the national chapter. if you have the buy-in of the national entity, which is not always easy but if you have that buy-in, you are then in a position not only to immediately gain entree to their members with their permission but it immediately gives you that step forward in what will then be the next step, which is communicating the urgency to those local entities. and if they can reach out to their national association and get some sense that this is a worthwhile cause, we have a much better chance of getting them to join with us. so in this case we looked at these five or six broad areas which we wanted to tap into. identifying core trade association leaders forever each. we approached each of them through those best relationship means. and really the goal was to get them to endorse a mission statement. and i'll talk very soon about core
in just instance we approached the consumer federation of america. and we knew if you bypassed cfa and if you went to perhaps more of the localized chapters of cfa, their question would be, well, have you spoken to the national chapter. if you have the buy-in of the national entity, which is not always easy but if you have that buy-in, you are then in a position not only to immediately gain entree to their members with their permission but it immediately gives you that step forward in what will...